At the beginning of this year, I had plans of doing a monthly post here on my blog to share some letter writing tips for Compassion sponsors.
I was able to post one in January.
I was able to post one in February.
And then, March came along. Not only was our family preparing last minute details for our son’s wedding, but a worldwide pandemic struck and many things in our world changed in an instant.
I quickly realized and learned that letters to our Compassion sponsored children were not going to be delivered on a regular basis.
Compassion is encouraging us to continue to write to our sponsored children, but I decided to slow down the pace that I write to them.
One of the last letters I received from Lina, she was asking how preparations were going for our son’s wedding.
I sent a letter in April to all of our sponsored children to let them know that our son was able to get married with many last minute adjustments since their wedding was in March.
Over the years, we have received many questions from our Compassion sponsored children. Most often, the letters start out by asking ‘how are you?’ or ‘how is your family?’ But then, depending on the age of the child, they might ask ‘what if your favorite color?’, ‘what do you do for a job?’, or even, ‘would you love coming back to my country?’
I love taking time to answer the questions that our sponsored children have because it gives us a chance to let them know that we are reading their letters, and the questions they ask are important to us.
My best advice to you on letter writing right now…send a letter at least once every other month. Go back through your letters from your sponsored children and see if you have answered all their questions. Bring up something from an old letter that makes you smile and tell them why you loved what they wrote. Use this time to remind them that God is watching over them.
And if you start to get frustrated about the amount of time that is passing with no letters FROM our sponsored children, remember that we are a sponsor to help them have a better life, to be released from poverty in Jesus’ name.
If you happen to be in a position to sponsor a Compassion children, I encourage you to do so! With all of the live events being cancelled, there are many children waiting to be sponsored.
Be sure to let me know if you sponsor a Compassion child! I would love to encourage you as you start this amazing journey to be a part of changing a life!